The Daily Local News in West Chester coverage of yesterday’s Memorial Day commemoration and community days started as Follows: With a parade and get-together on Sunday afternoon, the community paid tribute to members of the military who gave their lives for America. The event was held a week before the traditional Memorial Day weekend because [...]
Gerry Treadway, Memorial Day, Parkesburg, Uncle SamBy: Jack Mariano and Gerry Treadway When Joseph Hirt was interviewed for the open position at the Unionville Chadds Ford School District in 1969, he was sure he hadn’t gotten the job. After all, here was this psychologist with long hair and a long, full beard applying for a position in a pretty conservative school. [...]
Gerry Treadway, Holocaust Museum, Jack Mariano, Joseph HirtBy Gerry Treadway of The Parkesburg History Group The Parkesburg History Group will present an outstanding program on May 9 when Mr. Joseph Hirt will relate his experiences as a prisoner and eventual escape from the infamous Auschwitz death camp in Poland during WWII. Established by Adolph Hitler’s Nazi Third Reich, these camps were where [...]
Gerry Treadway, Parkesburg, Parkesburg History Group